Easy Baked Kale Chips

The story of how these came about is actually proof of how much you shouldn't go shopping when you are hungry. (Or is it proof that you should...?)

Over the summer Brian worked for an organic gardener and brought home bags and bags of kale. In order to ensure that it would not go bad we blanched and froze it. We now have several gallon-sized bags of kale in the freezer that I have been slowly going through--adding to soups, pasta, pizza, etc. So WHY did I buy kale when I went to the store the other day? Exactly....

I wasn't thinking. I was really hungry and just shopping on impulse. I saw the kale and thought "Haven't bought that in a while"... without stopping to think why. I brought the bunch of kale home and realized my ridiculous mistake as I was falling asleep at night. ("Duh! That's why I haven't bought kale in a while..." *smacks head*). So in order to justify my expense I decided I needed to make something with this bunch of kale that you can't use blanched and frozen kale for...

That is how his recipe came about. And they are absolutely delicious. Well worth the "oops" that caused them.

What's your favorite way to eat kale?

6 comments:

They're still edible when burnt, but not nearly as enjoyable. Also, somewhere recently I found a chipotle bacon kale chip recipe, using freshly cooked bacon and the bacon grease instead of oil. Probably decidedly less healthy, but STILL KALE. Got my non-kale eaters to consume it a little more easily, so I'll likely do it again in the future.